STORY AND PHOTO BY JANIE ROSMAN After a ceremonious welcome last month that prompted a visit from Governor Cuomo, the I Lift NY super crane might appear to be “hanging out” in the Hudson River. Its limbo maneuver under the bridge — extra low tide that evening added an extra foot or two of clearance — two days […]
Rockland County confirms one Rockland resident had been under observation following travels to Liberia BY MICHAEL RICONDA NYACK – County health officials seem confident that Rockland is at low risk of an Ebola scare, but remain vigilant in case the worst happens. In a county press release, cooperation between hospitals and the state Center for […]
BY ALEX KEZEK The Orchards of Concklin celebrated the autumn season with their annual two day Harvest Festival. The festival included face and pumpkin paintings, giant blow up slides, pictures with various characters, and also featured the River Acoustic Band. The market was supplied with their famous apple cider beverage, cider donuts, cookies and many […]
Rockland County’s Letchworth Village was the scene of the story that earned Geraldo Rivera national fame, as he uncovered poor living conditions there and at Staten Island’s Willowbrook facility. This weekend Geraldo Rivera will be back in the county with a different journalistic motive. He will interview Anne Frank’s stepsister Eva Schloss at 5 p.m. […]
The following members of the Clarkstown Police Department received promotions, CPD has announced. Lieutenant Kenneth Smith, Sergeant Stephen Cole-Hatchard, Sergeant Daniel Burke, Sergeant John Fredericks, and Sergeant Earl Lorence.
BY MARIA BROWNSELL At the Town Board Workshop meeting in Clarkstown on October 21, the preliminary budget was back on the table. Councilman Frank Borelli and Councilman George Hoehmann presented suggestions on how to amend the budget for 2015. They recommended about $2.3 million in budget cuts to bring the budget into balance. The two […]